Top 10 players of Final Four, ranked: Who is the best in March Madness?

Stars are made in March Madness , and even more so in the biggest games of each NCAA Tournament. When Michigan, Arizona , UConn and Illinois meet in the Final Four at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, there will be plenty of star power on the hardwood. A championship is on the line, along with status and NBA draft stock, after all.

REQUIRED READING: Final Four predictions: Who will advance to 2026 National Championship? All four teams have starting lineups built with transfers. First-team All-American Yaxel Lendeborg from Michigan, a sixth-year senior, is a first-year transfer from UAB and has proved he belongs since moving from the mid-major level to the Wolverines.

There's also Illinois true freshman Keaton Wagler, who has risen from a non-elite high school prospect to being a surefire lottery pick in his first collegiate season. Here's a look at our rankings for the best players of the Final Four in 2026: Best players of Final Four, ranked 1. Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan The only first-team All-American on this list, Lendeborg was the top-available transfer last season and has backed up that honor and then some in his lone season at Michigan.

The 6-foot-9, do-it-all forward is averaging 15. 2 points with 7 rebounds and 3. 3 assists per game this season, and has stepped it up a notch in the NCAA Tournament, scoring 27, 23 and 25, respectively, in Michigan's last three wins over Tennessee, Alabama and Saint Louis.